Gallery: 2013 Tour of Poland

Gallery: 2013 Tour of Poland

The Tour of Poland marked the return of 2012 Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins, who had not raced since withdrawing from the Giro d'Italia in May because of an illness. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Gallery: 2013 Tour of Poland

Fabian Cancellara, who skipped the Tour de France to focus on preparing for September's world championships, struggled in the mountainous stage 2 and finished well back. However, he showed off his time trial form during the final stage of the race. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Gallery: 2013 Tour of Poland

Christophe Riblon attacked a breakaway with 8km left on the finishing climb of the second stage, and then soloed the rest of the way to the finish line. He moved up to third overall with his effort. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Gallery: 2013 Tour of Poland

Gallery: 2013 Tour of Poland

Thor Hushovd out-muscled the field in a bunch sprint at the finish of stage 3, thanks in part to a solid leadout by teammate Taylor Phinney. "Taylor Phinney did a good job and the whole team did really well," Hushovd said. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Gallery: 2013 Tour of Poland

Rafal Majka, who took the overall race lead in stage 2, rode with confidence during the fourth stage to retain his lead. Another member of the peloton decided to have some fun and photobomb the Saxo-Tinkoff rider. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Gallery: 2013 Tour of Poland

The story of the fourth stage was the hard, solo effort Taylor Phinney put in over the final 7.7km. He broke away from an escape group and was able to hold off the charging peloton to win the first road stage of his career. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Gallery: 2013 Tour of Poland

Rafal Majka's time in yellow came to an end after stage 5 when he lost time during the six-climb, 160.5km route. Jon Izaguirre took over the race lead and led Majka by one second. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

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Thor Hushovd captured his second stage win at the race in a classic sprint finish. He stayed a few wheels back when the sprint began with 700 meters left, and then made his move late to make it three straight wins for BMC Racing. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

Gallery: 2013 Tour of Poland

With a sixth-place result in the time trial, Australian Pieter Weening surged to the overall race victory. Taking second was Jon Izaguirre, while Christophe Riblon placed third. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com